Results for node/net neutrality

November 21, 2005

Panel on freedom of expression

Together with the internet blogging project Global Voices online, the Dutch NGO Hivos organised a two day program on 17 and 18 November on freedom of expression. On the first day two panels and two lectures were scheduled, the second day was devoted to a workshop on secure communication tools for NGOs. It was only […]

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December 3, 2008

Changes in the telecom package adopted by the Council

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A political agreement on the telecom package was reached by the EU Council on 27 November 2008. Even though the final text does not support the 3 strikes measures proposed by the French Presidency, it has also deleted some important amendments adopted by the European Parliament in […]

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March 27, 2013 · Blogs

No intermediary liability for bloggers

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Blogger haften nicht für Kommentare Dritter | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.6_Blogger_haften_nicht_fuer_Kommentare_Dritter?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130327] Bloggers should not be considered liable for third-party comments on their posts in cases when they have not specifically intervened in the content at issue, as doing so would strongly affect freedom of expression. This is the clear position of […]

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May 8, 2019 · On the ground | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Austria: New “responsibility” law will lead to self-censorship

Shortly after the EU gave green light to upload filters, two laws were proposed in Austria, with the alleged goal of tackling online hate speech, that rang the alarm bells.

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March 27, 2013 · Blogs

CryptoParty in Brussels

The protection of personal data is a trending topic – not only on the political scene in Brussels but also as a result of CryptoParties, which have become a decentralised global movement in past months. Protecting our data, information and privacy is of vital importance, particularly on the internet. We always try to ensure adequate […]

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November 6, 2013 · Blogs

The Russian Govt Seeks To Increase Its Control Over The Internet

The Russian security authorities are taking new measures to expand their surveillance of the Internet by requiring ISPs to store all traffic temporarily and make it available to the Federal Security Service (FSB). According to an article published by newspaper Kommersant, Vympelkom, the owner of the mobile network Beeline, made a complaint to the Ministry […]

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May 20, 2019 · Open letters | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

NGOs call to ensure fundamental rights in copyright implementation

Today, on 20 May 2019, EDRi and 41 other organisations sent an open letter to the European Commission.

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

DMCA take down requests to DMCA take down requests

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Google soll Löschanträge löschen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Google_soll_Loeschantraege_loeschen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] Google has recently refused to comply with the take down requests sent by several copyright holders asking for the taking down of their own take down requests (under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act – DMCA) which have now reached almost 20 […]

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

Licences for Europe: Request to broaden the discussions

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Licences for Europe: Die Diskussion muss breiter werden | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Licences_for_Europe_Die_Diskussion_muss_breiter_werden?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] In December 2012, the European Commission announced a stakeholder dialogue to discuss innovative solution to improve cross-border access to online content. The stated aim of the initiative was to work with stakeholders on modernising copyright while the Commission […]

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November 20, 2013 · Blogs

Failure Of “Licenses For Europe”

Ahead of the last meeting of the “Licences for Europe” initiative, EDRi together with other four European civil rights organisations – Centrum Cyfrowe, Kennisland, Modern Poland Foundation and La Quadrature du Net – released, on 13 November 2013, the following joint press release reaffirming the urgent need of an European Copyright reform. Today, the Licenses […]

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December 6, 2006

French ISPs need to block websites

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Appeal Court in Paris has decided that the French ISPs need to block the access to website AAARGH, considered as revisionist by the court. This decision was made even though the judges admitted that the measures would be imperfect and the site would still be accessible […]

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November 21, 2007

Attack on Russian opposition media claiming copyright infringement

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The local edition of Moscow-based independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta from Samara was closed down on 8 November 2007 by the Russian authorities and its editor Sergei Kurt-Adzhiyev was criminally indicted under the accusation of having violated copyright provisions of the Russian Penal Code, by using counterfeit software. […]

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